Watch: Plastic Straw Ban Sparks Wild Brawl at McDonald’s

A McDonald’s in St. Petersburg, Florida was the scene of a battle between a buyer and worker after a misunderstanding about straws.

The New Yr’s Eve brawl ended with the shopper being arrested round 6:50 p.m. on two counts of easy battery, in line with WFLA Tampa.

The misunderstanding started when the shopper, Daniel Taylor, started to yell on the workers for not providing straws on the counter, in line with BuzzFeed Information.

The incident was recorded by Brenda Biandudi who instructed BuzzFeed that Taylor grew to become livid after not discovering straws with the opposite condiments.

“It was throughout a straw,” she stated. “He yelled on the workers, ‘There’s no consuming straws right here, it appears to be like like somebody shouldn’t be doing their job.’”

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An worker, Yasmine James, then tried to clarify {that a} new legislation within the metropolis banned plastic straws.

The brand new legislation will ban straws fully by 2020, however at present, they’re unavailable until particularly requested by the shopper, in line with the Tampa Bay Occasions.

“He was very upset, he began berating her, swearing, saying ‘There’s no legislation like that,’” Biandudi stated, in line with BuzzFeed. “She stated, ‘Sure it’s, we’re not allowed to place straws out.’”

That clarification was apparently unacceptable to Taylor, who reached throughout the counter and grabbed James by the shirt.

James fought again till the pair had been separated by different workers.

Taylor, who was drunk, stated “I need her a– fired,” in line with BuzzFeed.

“No, you’re going to go to jail,” an worker replied.

Police had been known as to the scene and Taylor was arrested. Nonetheless, on his manner out the door, Taylor kicked one other worker, Tateona Bell, within the abdomen as she held the door for Taylor to be escorted out.

McDonald’s launched a press release to WFLA, reiterating that security is their “highest precedence.”

“Our highest precedence is at all times the protection and well-being of our workers and clients at our eating places,” McDonald’s stated, in line with WFLA. “We have now been involved with the police division and are absolutely cooperating with their investigation.”

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